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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... pneumonia caused ... (OP) and chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... of chronic consolidation ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... - Lung neoplasms ... pneumonia (OP) ... or chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
of chronic eosinophilic ... Chronic eosinophilic ... Chronic eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... chronic consolidations ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
with chronic consolidation ... In chronic eosinophilic ... this #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... OrganizingPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
borders in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #LLL #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant